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The IoT investment in IBM is fairly large. Bluemix is built on Cloud Foundry, and it has some good tutorials. The ARM MBED is a great starting place. Plus with Bluemix you can hook into a significant software back end, including Watson. ﻿

New technologies provide unparalleled opportunities for businesses but they also pose a threat to their employees. Marc Ambasna-Jones asks how automation can be managed so the benefits can be felt by all

Not just "in the cloud." Imagine ordering fast food (drive-thru or not) from a tablet and pulling up to get the food where the assembly line dispenses what was ordered. It could be all automated-except for a "oops" employee. Even the IT gal could run more than one store. Where do those jobs go? Same for pharmacies, etc. Some labor is required, but significantly less than today. Not if, but when... Then, what happens? Social state or ... ?﻿

That's correct +James Schweitzer​. Mozilla gets millions annually from Yahoo (previously Google) for the right of being the default search engine in Firefox. When Firefox switched from Google to Yahoo a few months ago, Google's search market share shifted to Yahoo by several percentage points which equals many millions in ad revenue. ﻿

The more granular you define people, the more they rebel, and the more people you insult. If they really want identity neutrality, they shouldn't ask, except in cases where it is medically relevant ( which has nothing to do with identity ).

A billion and a half dollars to buy technology. The kids "hacked" them. Probably using a proxy server to bypass blocking software. No money spent on curriculum development, just a magic bullet.

School districts just don't have the expertise to deploy technology. Not even able to evaluate tech and request the help they need. You have to spend a year teaching the teachers, helping them develop curriculum, testing the infrastructure.... But all the bosses want to do is stand by kids holding iPads and get their picture in the paper. Just wish they'd run the picture again today.﻿

Walked in on a Saturday and first thing out of mouth was they were closing in 10 minutes. Model trains are an expensive hobby and I like to support local shops when I travel. Guess they do well enough not to care.